In a newly released recording, an officer accused of shooting James Boyd in the foothills called him a lunatic the night of the fatal incident.The officer, Keith Sandy, was talking to a state police officer Chris Ware about two hours before the March 16 shooting. The conversation was recorded.“The guy asked for state police,” Sandy says on the recording. “This lunatic -- I’m going to shoot him with a Taser shotgun.”“You have a less lethal?” Ware asks. “The Taser shotgun? Oh. I thought you guys got rid of those.”Boyd was illegally camping in the foothills that evening, and became involved in an hours-long standoff with officers.The Kennedy Law Firm represents Boyd’s family in a civil lawsuit. Attorney Joe Kennedy said they hear something different in the recording, but one thing they feel is clear is the tone and demeanor of Sandy the day Boyd died.Mobile users: Tap for video“The recording tells us that that he has some malice, that he is reckless, and that he is indifferent to Mr. Boyd, rather than view him as human views him as subhuman,” said Kennedy.State police released a report Monday, saying Ware didn’t remember what Sandy had told him that day, but after listening to the recording he said it was clear Sandy had said, “I’m going to shoot him with a Taser shotgun in a second.”The state police report ends saying Ware was adamant about what he heard from Sandy in the recording.RELATED: FBI investigation into fatal Boyd shooting continuesNo charges 6 months after Boyd shootingFormer APD commander: Intent to kill now up to judgeBreakdown: Final 15 seconds of foothills shooting

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

In a newly released recording, an officer accused of shooting James Boyd in the foothills called him a lunatic the night of the fatal incident.

The officer, Keith Sandy, was talking to a state police officer Chris Ware about two hours before the March 16 shooting. The conversation was recorded.

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“The guy asked for state police,” Sandy says on the recording. “This lunatic -- I’m going to shoot him with a Taser shotgun.”

“You have a less lethal?” Ware asks. “The Taser shotgun? Oh. I thought you guys got rid of those.”

Boyd was illegally camping in the foothills that evening, and became involved in an hours-long standoff with officers.

The Kennedy Law Firm represents Boyd’s family in a civil lawsuit. Attorney Joe Kennedy said they hear something different in the recording, but one thing they feel is clear is the tone and demeanor of Sandy the day Boyd died.

“The recording tells us that that he has some malice, that he is reckless, and that he is indifferent to Mr. Boyd, rather than view him as human views him as subhuman,” said Kennedy.

State police released a report Monday, saying Ware didn’t remember what Sandy had told him that day, but after listening to the recording he said it was clear Sandy had said, “I’m going to shoot him with a Taser shotgun in a second.”

The state police report ends saying Ware was adamant about what he heard from Sandy in the recording.